In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, what kind of student is Scout?

There are several scenes throughout the novel that depict Scout inside of the classroom. Scout is more advanced than the rest of her pupils and continually volunteers to answer difficult questions. From this perspective, Scout is portrayed as a good student who is more than willing to participate in class.Her pupils also look up to her and encourage Scout to explain Walter Cunningham's background. Scout accepts the challenge and graciously tries her best to...

There are several scenes throughout the novel that depict Scout inside of the classroom. Scout is more advanced than the rest of her pupils and continually volunteers to answer difficult questions. From this perspective, Scout is portrayed as a good student who is more than willing to participate in class. Her pupils also look up to her and encourage Scout to explain Walter Cunningham's background. Scout accepts the challenge and graciously tries her best to defend Walter. Although she fails to appropriately explain Walter's unique behavior, Scout is socially accepted by her peers and is viewed as a leader.

However, Scout finds school and the numerous mundane activities to be extremely boring. In her first grade class, she decides to write her friend Dill a letter in the middle of an activity. Scout ends up getting into trouble because writing is a skill that they are supposed to learn in third grade. Scout struggles to appreciate school because she is not challenged or encouraged to develop her already advanced skills. Scout's teachers may find her to be inattentive the majority of the time because Scout is simply uninterested in the material and slow pace of the class. Scout is the prototypical advanced student who is stuck in a class surrounded by slow learners. Unless the teacher is discussing something interesting, Scout tries her best to entertain herself, which can result in a less than a favorable reputation among her teachers.